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Identifier: disevarie00well (find matches)
Title: Diseases of the ovaries : their diagnosis and treatment
Year: 1872 (1870s)
Authors: Wells, Spencer, 1818-1897
Subjects: Ovaries Gynecology Ovaries
Publisher: London : J. & A. Churchill New York : D. Appleton & Co.
Contributing Library: Yale University, Cushing/Whitney Medical Library
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the pedicle ;needles and silk, to close the wound; with forceps and liga-tures, to secure any bleeding vessels, complete the list. Butthere is, perhaps, no surgical operation where the surgeon maybe so met by difficulties where he least expected them, and itso often happens that instruments are wanted which would notbe at hand if only the instruments required for an ordinarycase were taken, that it is a safe rule to take to every case afull supply of instruments, to meet every possible emergency.Clamps of different sizes, cautery clamps and cauteries forcases where the clamp is not applicable, ligatures and needlesof different shapes and sizes for cases where neither clamp norcautery effectually deals with the pedicle, large hare-lip pinsor acupressure needles for cases where simple ligatures cannotbe trusted, clamps with screw fastenings to the handles fortemporarily securing separated omentum or torn vascularadhesions, artery forceps of different lengths, torsion forceps, ;i__^_^=-
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ANAESTHETICS. 333 bull-dogs, vulsella specially adapted for holding large cysts, achain and wire ecraseur, drainage tubes of glass, vulcanite, orindia-rubber, and perchloride of iron should always accompanythe surgeon. Only the instruments which the operator thinkslikely to be required need to be arranged on the table to his right;all others in reserve should be placed ready for use in a drawer,or on a tray, out of the way, but close at hand. All thishaving been done, and the table with the instruments coveredwith a towel, the light of the room subdued, and no otherperson present than the operator, the administrator of theanaesthetic, and the nurse, the patient may be brought intothe room. Before proceeding to describe the various steps of the opera-tion, a few lines may be given to the consideration of theanaesthetic used, and to an account of the most important in-struments. In all my earlier operations chloroform was the anaestheticused. Vomiting following the operation so speedily

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